I don't want to see my enemies destroyed. I want to see them saved by God.

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...

We who are the NT church, born again by God by HIS Holy Spirit, do not rejoice in the destruction of those persons who rose up against us in the past.

 

Rather we want to see them saved by God.

 

Jesus gave us this example:

 

Luke 9

 

51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that HE (Jesus) should be received up, HE stedfastly set HIS face to go to Jerusalem,

52 And sent messengers before HIS face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for HIM.

53 And they did not receive HIM, because HIS face was as though HE would go to Jerusalem.

54 And when HIS disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?

55 But HE turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. 

 

And they went to another village.

 

The apostles did not have the Holy Spirit at the time the above scripture happened.  But after the Spirit of God fell on them, they were changed and given the power of God.

 

Acts 1:8  Jesus said:   But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto ME both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

9 And when HE had spoken these things, while they beheld, HE was taken up; and a cloud received HIM out of their sight.

 

We truly love our enemies.

 

Luke 6:35  Jesus said:  But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for HE is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

 

As we follow the Holy Spirit of God and experience the fruits of the Spirit, we are changed from within.

 

I know there was a time I really couldn't imagine doing some of the things Jesus said in Luke 6 where we love our enemies.

 

Now I find from within I do feel like Jesus said in Luke 6, not wanting wrath to come upon anyone who has fought against me or rejected me or done anything to hurt me.  

 

There is not anyone at all I want to see destroyed.  I want to see those who fought against me saved.  I know God has changed me from within.

 

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